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INEXPEDIENT

\ˌɪnɛkspˈiːdi͡ənt], \ˌɪnɛkspˈiːdi‍ənt], \ˌɪ_n_ɛ_k_s_p_ˈiː_d_iə_n_t]\

Definitions of INEXPEDIENT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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not appropriate to the purpose
not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

not appropriate to the purpose
not suitable or advisable; "an inexpedient tactic"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Not tending to promote any end: unfit: inconvenient.
INEXPEDIENTLY.
INEXPEDIENCE, INEXPEDIENCY.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Inexpedience.
Not expedient; injudicious.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; unfit.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Not tending to promote a purpose; unfit; unsuitable to time and place.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Inconvenient, unfit, improper.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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